Dennis Higgins

Full Name: Dennis Dean Higgins	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/180	First Game: April 12, 1966
Birthdate: August 4, 1939	Final Game: August 26, 1972
Birthplace: Jefferson City, Missouri	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on August 4, 1939 in Jefferson City, Missouri, Dennis Higgins (Dennis Dean Higgins) played for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 7 year career. Higgins broke into the bigs on April 12, 1966 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 2.52 ERA in 93 innings pitched in 1966, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Dennis Higgins's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1969, when he posted a 3.48 ERA, won 10 games, notched 16 saves and struck out 71 batters. However, others believe that it was 1966, when he posted a 2.52 ERA and struck out 86 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1966	CHI	A	42	1	1	0	2.52	86	27	26	5	93	66	9	33	4	8	5
1967	CHI	A	9	0	1	2	5.84	8	9	8	0	12.1	13	0	10	0	3	3
1968	WAS	A	59	0	4	4	3.25	66	40	36	13	99.2	81	8	46	9	4	3
1969	WAS	A	55	0	10	9	3.48	71	42	33	16	85.1	79	7	56	7	15	3
1970	CLE	A	58	0	4	6	3.99	82	43	40	11	90.1	82	8	54	8	6	2
1971	STL	N	3	0	1	0	3.86	6	3	3	0	7	6	0	2	0	0	0
1972	STL	N	15	1	1	2	3.97	20	14	10	1	22.2	19	0	22	0	2	0
Total	NL		18	1	2	2	3.94	26	17	13	1	29.2	25	0	24	0	2	0
Total	AL		223	1	20	21	3.38	313	161	143	45	380.2	321	32	199	28	36	16
Total			241	2	22	23	3.42	339	178	156	46	410.1	346	32	223	28	38	16

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1966	CHI	A	P	42	1	93	4	15	0	2	2	4	4	1.000
1967	CHI	A	P	9	0	12.1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.000
1968	WAS	A	P	59	0	99.2	2	11	0	0	1	5	2	1.000
1969	WAS	A	P	55	0	85.1	4	7	0	0	0	6	4	1.000
1970	CLE	A	P	58	0	90.1	7	14	1	0	2	2	5	.955
1971	STL	N	P	3	0	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.000
1972	STL	N	P	15	1	22.2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.000
Total			P	241	2	410.1	22	51	1	2	7	20	16	.986

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1966	CHI	A	42	17	1	3	1	.176	.222	.176	1	4	0	0
1967	CHI	A	9	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1968	WAS	A	59	15	0	2	0	.133	.188	.133	1	4	1	0
1969	WAS	A	55	11	1	1	1	.091	.091	.091	0	5	1	1
1970	CLE	A	58	12	1	3	1	.250	.357	.250	2	4	1	1
1971	STL	N	3	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1972	STL	N	15	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		18	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		223	56	3	9	3	.161	.217	.161	4	17	3	2
Total			241	58	3	9	3	.155	.210	.155	4	17	3	2

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1958).
Selected by San Francisco Giants from Chicago White Sox in the minor league draft (November 26, 1962).
Returned to Chicago White Sox (April, 1963).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Jones and Ron Hansen to Washington Senators in exchange for Tim Cullen, Buster Narum and Bob Priddy (February 13, 1968).
Traded by Washington Senators with Barry Moore to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Nelson, Horacio Pina and Ron Law (December 5, 1969).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals (July 15, 1971).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to San Diego Padres (September 1, 1972).

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